RISE is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. RISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 4 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RISE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RISE is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 9 hooks, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RISE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RISE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in RISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,513.
What stands out about RISE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 4 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does RISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To move from a lower position to a higher one, or to get up from lying or sitting.
Something that rises moves upward under its own effort or natural force, whether it is the sun climbing over the horizon, bread swelling as it bakes, or a person getting out of bed. The same idea of moving up gives rise to figurative uses, such as prices that rise or a person who rises to a challenge.
How RISE is used
Extremely common in everyday speech, used both literally, as in rise from a chair, and figuratively, as in rise to fame.
- The sun began to rise just before six o'clock.
- She had to rise early to catch the first train.
- Bread dough needs time to rise before baking.
- Prices continued to rise throughout the winter.
- He watched the smoke rise slowly into the sky.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RISE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RISE
The 4 tiles of RISE in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with RISE
4 longer words begin with RISE.
Words ending in RISE
Showing 24 of 205 words that end in RISE. Useful as a back hook: play RISE onto a word already on the board.
Words with RISE inside
Showing 24 of 591 words that contain RISE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with RISE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RISE
Common questions about RISE
- Is RISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RISE, where it scores 4 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RISE worth?
- RISE is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RISE mean?
- To move from a lower position to a higher one, or to get up from lying or sitting.
- What letters can be added to RISE?
- RISE takes 9 hooks: 6 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of RISE:
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